Spain vs Turkey: Pesticide use
Spain
52,907 tonnes
in 2023
Turkey
57,576 tonnes
in 2023
Spain rank
12th
Turkey rank
11th
Pesticide use over time
- Spain
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 57,576 tonnes against 52,907 tonnes in Spain, a difference of 4,669 tonnes.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 12th and Turkey ranks 11th of 211 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,500 tonnes | 28,893 tonnes | 4,607 tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 39,604 tonnes | 34,059 tonnes | 5,545 tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 70,037 tonnes | 45,384 tonnes | 24,653 tonnes | Spain |
| 2020s | 65,302 tonnes | 54,790 tonnes | 10,512 tonnes | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide use, Spain or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 57,576 tonnes against 52,907 tonnes in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide use between Spain and Turkey?
- 4,669 tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Turkey?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Turkey rank globally for pesticide use?
- Spain ranks 12th and Turkey ranks 11th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Pesticide use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.